The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-06-12
CURlOSITiES IN LIFE.

Sadie Meyer, Of Lansford. Pa, is 10 years
old, weighs 1876 pounds and i taking on fat
at the rate of two pounds week
Poore and Rich were names that were
printed in juxiaposiiion in the death notices
published in Boston papers last week.
The running expenses Of the village Of
Estellme. D. T., for the last year were SiS-
the chief item being the marshal's salary, $40.
Jacob WEIGH, of Richie county, W. Va,
cut down hollow maple tree the other day,
from which ran twenty-seven full grown
squirrels.
Haggarl's best novel has had n curious ex-
perience in an English public library. King
Solomon's Mines is placed among the works
on mineraiogy.
A pocketbooll which he carried in his inside
pocket over his heart successfully defended a
Sandwich, Mich, man from bullet fired by
a fleeing burglar
A marble firm at Mattawan, y. Y, has re
ceived from San Francisco a model Of a
monument which a lady wishes placed over
her husbands grave at West Point, cut from
loaf Of bread.
the mother Of twelve living children, the
eldest Of whom is - years OF age and the
Youngest II, and She never has seen them to-
gether all at once in her life: that is, they all
have never been about home within six
months Of each other.-Savannah News.
"How did the case 90 today l asked a
lawyer about n trial in the criminal court, in
which there were two defendants. well, it
went pretty well got mp and made tell
ing speech against the first defendant put
out nv best powers and the jury Immediately
acquitted him. Irc-tel my case against the
second defendant, aud the same evidence
without any address, and the jury most
unanimously convicted him. | make no
more speeches nOw."-San Francisco Chron-
icle.
IL will be remembered that our city hos
pital was pretty badly wrecked by the last
cyclone that passed over our city. During
the blow one of the doors Of the building was
carried away and could not Boz found ON that
dav. Since then there has been dlllgent
and thorough search made for the door and
il is still missing. The bayous. rayincs,
woods and fields have been searched for %,
but no trace Of il can be- found The ques-
ton is, What Las become Of it.-Natchez
Miss Democrat.
"Ah. there said a hotel clerk Yesterday
afternoon. two to one that every fifth man
eho comes in the front door has club foot.
Did you ever observe he continued, "thnt ON
certain DAYS there is rush of club footed
men 10 the hotels, I can't say on what par
ncular days, but | have noticed to-day lhat
I'm the proportion OF one % five they have
marched through here Funny, isn't ~
That's one Of them The days change Toe
morrow it may be- one eyed men, and ou Sun-
DAYS fellows with six fingers. 10 all goes DOB
the business, but never trust man with six
fingers st Paul Pioneer Press.
A little boy in Philadelphia was flying "a
kite ON the housetop. Another lad two on
three houses away was engaged m the same
diversion. one opened his mouth to call 90
the other. and just then a flock of swallows
came living by. One of them, evidently con-
fused. few against the boys face, driving IDS
bin clean through his cheek In hi, agony
the lad closed his teeth hard and held the
bird fast The swallow was partly stunned
by the shock. and, with the bird sticking out
from his cheek, the lad ran down stairs % bis
mother She removed the bird, and 10 now
occupies a handsome cage in the house, and
its owners wouldn't part with It under any
consideration.